Prasophyllum brownii

Christmas leek orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Subtribe: Prasophyllinae
Genus: Prasophyllum
Species:
P. brownii
Binomial name
Prasophyllum brownii
Synonyms
  • Prasophyllum ellipticum R.S.Rogers
  • Prasophyllum ellipticum R.S.Rogers isonym
  • Prasophyllum laufferianum Maury

Prasophyllum brownii, commonly known as the Christmas leek orchid, is a species of orchid endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is one of the last of the genus in Western Australia to flower and has a tall flowering stem with up to eighty pale green and fawn-coloured flowers.